John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JHMB) Short Interest Update

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSEARCA:JHMB) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 797 shares, a decrease of 70.8% from the August 31st total of 2,734 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 33,099 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of JHMB opened at $21.03 on Friday. John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $20.95 and a twelve month high of $22.60. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $21.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.83.

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $0.0996 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.7%. This is a positive change from John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.0905. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 29th.

Institutional Trading of John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. J. R. Prunier Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. J. R. Prunier Capital Management LLC now owns 78,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,728,000 after buying an additional 16,427 shares during the period. Cadence Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 14.5% in the 1st quarter. Cadence Wealth Management LLC now owns 14,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 1,845 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc. increased its stake in shares of John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% during the first quarter. Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc. now owns 414,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,117,000 after buying an additional 27,275 shares during the period.

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company Profile

The John Hancock Mortgage Backed Securities ETF (JHMB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. MBS index. The fund is actively managed and primarily invests in investment grade mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government and private entities with no specific limit to maturity. JHMB was launched on Aug 19, 2021 and is managed by John Hancock.